Thursday, August 19, 2010

A Day Exploring the Blue Grotto...

As mentioned earlier Taormina sits on a cliff top and at its base lies the deep blue sea. Over the years the pounding of the waves has eroded the base of the cliff and formed many caves -- this area is called the Blue Grotto...

Together with Franca and Joe we commissioned this young "Italian hunk of a spunk" to take us out on his boat "Davide"

It was a beautiful trip but the sea was a little rough, AND Franca refused to move from the floor of the boat -- her screams could be heard all the way around the coast :)

Inside the caves the sun managed to shine through crevices in the rocks and this made the water appear fluoroscent blue... hence the name "Grotti Azzuri" (Blue Caves)...